Any small toddlers?

So does anyone have a small toddlers? Mine is only 20 pounds. It just seems odd that he's still so small. The pediatrician keeps saying something is wrong but all the tests show nothing is wrong. His growth is slowed over the last year but still no reason why.... He eats a lot and we'll balanced diet.

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ODD was only 21lbs at 2yo. She’s 4.5 and still under 30lbs but has consistently been around the 10th percentile since she was a baby. It’s normal for growth to slow down now. Has your LO (little one) dropped percentiles or anything like that? The specific weight shouldn’t be a concern. Did the doctor give you a reason why they are concerned other than a number on the scale?

ODD was only 21lbs at 2yo. She’s 4.5 and still under 30lbs but has consist...

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12/07/2018

ODD was only 21lbs at 2yo. She’s 4.5 and still under 30lbs but has consistently been around the 10th percentile since she was a baby. It’s normal for growth to slow down now. Has your LO dropped percentiles or anything like that? The specific weight shouldn’t be a concern. Did the doctor give you a reason why they are concerned other than a number on the scale?

Yes to all of this. ODS has always been in the single percentiles and the pediatrician says that’s just his growth curve and he’s normal. He will be 4 soon and he is still under 30 lbs. OP, unless your son has dropped in percentiles or has digestive issues, that is probably just how he is built and not a concern. What specifically is your pediatrician worried about?

He did drop weight percentiles from five to two since birth and slowed his hight growth as well but only from five to four and some over the last year. I ask why the concern but she only says that it's not normal and wants to do x-ray to do a bone age and send him to an endocrinologist (she talked to one without our knowledge or consent and they said it's nothing due to the results of the blood work). All the other causes I've found on the internet, he's not shown signs of.

My hormones are probably playing into my concerns because I just had another baby last week and at his first checkup the ped spent most of her time taking about my toddlers growth and not my newborns well being, he's a NICU baby and I had to keep redirecting her.

This is the fourth pediatrition now. Would a gp or family practitioner be better?

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The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.

He did drop weight percentiles from five to two since birth and slowed his hi...

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12/07/2018

He did drop weight percentiles from five to two since birth and slowed his hight growth as well but only from five to four and some over the last year. I ask why the concern but she only says that it's not normal and wants to do x-ray to do a bone age and send him to an endocrinologist (she talked to one without our knowledge or consent and they said it's nothing due to the results of the blood work). All the other causes I've found on the internet, he's not shown signs of.

My hormones are probably playing into my concerns because I just had another baby last week and at his first checkup the ped spent most of her time taking about my toddlers growth and not my newborns well being, he's a NICU baby and I had to keep redirecting her.

This is the fourth pediatrition now. Would a gp or family practitioner be better?

Those percentile drops don’t seem all that dramatic. They’re probably within the margin of error. I mean, if the bloodwork is coming back fine and LO (little one) is more or less following his growth chart and you don’t think anything seems wrong, I think the doc should drop it. You said this is ped #4, have they all said the same things? Are you and DH (dear husband) petite people? Were either (or both) of you small when you were babies/toddlers? Was he a NICU baby too? There’s a lot of factors that should be considered, but also, some people are just small, end of story.

My daughter is tiny, but she always has been. She's on her own little growth curve. We record our childrens' heights on the wall every 6 months, and aside from her birth length, she's the shortest at every stage. She's just little. I'm not worried about it. She has a giant personality in a bitty package. It's hilarious.

Mine is also 20 lbs and wears 12 month clothes. She’s in the 4th percentile and my pedi isn’t even slightly worried. She’s met all milestones and is just a bitty thing, but precious and cute. I call her “fun size”. Every kid is diff and I would not do all that extra testing and also start seeing another pedi. Congrats on new LO!

Those percentile drops don’t seem all that dramatic. They’re probably within the margin of error. I mean, if the bloodwork is coming back fine and LO petite people? Were either (or both) of you small when you were babies/toddlers? Was he a NICU baby too? There’s a lot of factors that should be considered, but also, some people are just small, end of story.

The first pediatrician was all about lecturing how wonderful a parent he is and I needed to spank my nine months old. Two and three wouldn't help with his ear infections... ten in two months kind of deal. This one is focused on his size and stupid me googled while being hormonal and been crying off and in since the apt.

I'm only 4' 11" my husband is 5' 9". I've got small women averaging around 4' but tall men 6'5" and above on my side. My husband says he was a very small child up until he hit puberty (later than average) then he grew "faster than normal" to his adult hight, but he has all tall people in his family.

He wasn't a NICU baby but according to ultrasound dating and date of conception he was only 36 weeks when I had my c-section. Valuable lesson learned from that experience, always make them go based on conception date or at the least adjust for my 45 day cycle not just a 28 day LMP.

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The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.

Mine is also 20 lbs and wears 12 month clothes. She’s in the 4th percentile...

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12/07/2018

Mine is also 20 lbs and wears 12 month clothes. She’s in the 4th percentile and my pedi isn’t even slightly worried. She’s met all milestones and is just a bitty thing, but precious and cute. I call her “fun size”. Every kid is diff and I would not do all that extra testing and also start seeing another pedi. Congrats on new LO!

Thank you for sharing. To know I'm not the only one with a pint sized bundle of fun helps so much. He had been hitting most milestones but once we got his tubes in is language and climbing skills excelled, it was amazing to watch.

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The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.

My daughter is tiny, but she always has been. She's on her own little gro...

Posted
12/07/2018

My daughter is tiny, but she always has been. She's on her own little growth curve. We record our childrens' heights on the wall every 6 months, and aside from her birth length, she's the shortest at every stage. She's just little. I'm not worried about it. She has a giant personality in a bitty package. It's hilarious.

Thank you for sharing. He didn't grow very much with this last growth spurt but he's in a size 12 to 18 month on shirts and a size 18 to 24 month on pants with a hemed leg (cloth diapers need a bit more butt room than disposable.) I'm so glad I'm not alone having a tiny tot

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The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.

Yes to all of this. ODS has always been in the single percentiles and the ped...

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Yes to all of this. ODS has always been in the single percentiles and the pediatrician says that’s just his growth curve and he’s normal. He will be 4 soon and he is still under 30 lbs. OP, unless your son has dropped in percentiles or has digestive issues, that is probably just how he is built and not a concern. What specifically is your pediatrician worried about?

Thank you for sharing. I'm so grateful for the reasurance.

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The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.

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